On Saturday, May 18, walk leader Rick Keyser spotted 51 species and one unidentified flycatcher. Despite the gray weather, some notable birds were spotted, including Alder Flycatcher and Blue-winged Warbler. The complete list, as submitted to eBird follows:
Canada Goose 2 Vocal swimming pair on Rodebaugh pond
Great Blue Heron 2 Perched and flying about large pond
Black Vulture 1 At carrion in a field across the road, with TUVUs
Turkey Vulture 3 Soaring
Red-tailed Hawk 1 Soaring adult
Spotted Sandpiper 1 Seen flying over the large pond
Mourning Dove 2 Singing
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 Heard well
Ruby-throated Hummingbird 3
Belted Kingfisher 1
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1 Heard whinny
Northern Flicker 2
Pileated Woodpecker 1 Heard drumming; saw a vocal male shortly after group left
Alder Flycatcher 1 Heard well singing repeatedly
Empidonax sp. 1 Heard calling. Believe it was a Least Flycatcher.
Eastern Phoebe 1
Great Crested Flycatcher 2 Vocal, saw one briefly
Eastern Kingbird 1 Seen perched, vocal
White-eyed Vireo 1 Heard singing repeatedly
Red-eyed Vireo 5 Counter-singing, saw one singing on perch (backlit)
Blue Jay 20 Conservative estimate - moving in flocks of up to 10
American Crow 6 A vocal group probably mobbing a distant raptor
Tree Swallow 6 In nestboxes, vocal
Barn Swallow 2 Vocal
Carolina Chickadee 5 Calling; singing
Tufted Titmouse 3 Singing
House Wren 8 Singing
Carolina Wren 3 Singing
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 5 Heard calling
Eastern Bluebird 3 M/f pair seen
Veery 2 Seen calling; singing
Wood Thrush 4 Heard counter-singing
Gray Catbird 20 Conservative estimate - calling; singing
Cedar Waxwing 5
Ovenbird 6 Saw pair in woods; counter-singing
Louisiana Waterthrush 2 Singing; along the small stream seen well an agitated pair calling and carrying food in bill
Blue-winged Warbler 3 Saw pair very well; singing
Common Yellowthroat 2 Saw one male well, singing; calling
Magnolia Warbler 1 Singing; saw after group left
Yellow Warbler 1 Heard singing
Eastern Towhee 4 Singing
Chipping Sparrow 2 Singing
Song Sparrow 5 Singing
Scarlet Tanager 2 M/f pair seen briefly
Northern Cardinal 5 Saw m/f pair; singing; calling
Indigo Bunting 1 Saw male perched, not singing
Red-winged Blackbird 6 Calling; counter-singing
Common Grackle 1 Short tail (female COGR, or possibly a RUBL ?)
Brown-headed Cowbird 3 Singing; calling
Baltimore Oriole 3 Heard singing
American Goldfinch 5 Singing; calling
In addition to the birds, the group also observed bullfrogs and a gray tree-frog.
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